We're three weeks from the 2013 elections -- and nerves are raw in the camps of the competing candidates. Meanwhile, they're spending money to help the struggling newspapers and the page-view turnstiles at Huckleberries Online are spinning. I enjoy this time of the political year.…
President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington today, after lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal to avoid default and reopen the government. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Crapo, Risch oppose deal, which passes Senate 81-18:…
He's a sadist and a meanie -- Old Jack Frost killed our zucchini. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
The Coeur d'Alene Police Association has endorsed four candidates for Coeur d'Alene city office this fall, including mayoral candidate Steve Widmyer. The police association also endorsed Amy Evans, Kiki Miller and incumbent Woody McEvers. This is the second public safety endorsement won by the quartet.…
On his Facebook wall, SR photog Jesse Tinsley provides this bird's eye view of Blackwell Island on a beautiful fall day, with The Cedars floating restaurant on the left and the marina on the right. Jacobson, Thoreson to debate Friday/Pachyderms NIC skeet, trap club earn…
Time 2 Vote ... Toronto Mayor Rob Ford poses for photographs inside a giant shark mouth while attending the grand opening of the Ripley's Aquarium of Canada in Toronto today. After two years of construction, delays and (Canadian) $130 million in costs, Ripley's Aquarium of…
5:58 p.m. Grass fire reported @ 16194 Ramsey (cross of Seasons/Twin Lakes). 5:40 p.m. Driver of gold Nissan Sentra possibly DUI, stopped on road @ H41, near Rathdrum. 5:21 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Oct. 15-16 here. 4:48 p.m. Smoke detector sounds…
We were not surprised by an Associated Press story Monday about Idahoans telling their four Republican congressmen to continue the shutdown. We were, however, disappointed. According to the story, Idaho's delegation reports their offices are receiving phone calls 2-1 in favor of "continuing the government…
Ryan Gray and his wife Lacy enjoy an early morning fall ride on Friday, October 11, 2013, at their ranch near Ford, Wash. Ryan Gray and Tyson Durfey made returning to the upper echelon of pro rodeo sound easy. Both used the word focus after…
Authorities are searching for a child who was taken by his biological, non-custodial father from a campground in the Bumblebee area in late August and has not been seen since. The Shoshone County Sheriff's Office said that they received a report from a woman on…
In a grassy clearing at the University of Idaho's Shattuck Arboretum, 14 wild animals are taking a mid-afternoon nap. In the distance, a bell tower chimes 2 o'clock, and as if on cue, a black bear begins stirring. It rises slowly, lets out a growl…
"I believe in praying for my enemies and encouraging others to do so. If that makes me a bad senator, I don't want to be a senator at all. My faith is more important to me than any elected office. It always has been and…
On Councilman Mike Kennedy's Facebook page (RE: "Souza returns Ocean of Life Foundation donation"): "In 22 years of volunteering, working on, or running my own campaigns I've never seen such a shady, deceptive, or blatantly threatening and intimidating scenario as this, especially in a local…
Coeur d'Alene Police are interviewing two juveniles for their involvement in the destruction of a porta potty that was set on fire Tuesday evening. At 6 p.m. Coeur d'Alene firefighters responded to a fire in the vicinity of Hubbard Ave. and Rosenberry Drive, where they…
On Tuesday, Maia Weinstock, of Cambridge, Mass., a Brown University graduate, works on her computer during a Wikipedia "edit-a-thon," on the Brown campus, in Providence, R.I. They held the event, which brought together dozens of people to train them on how to add and edit…
The Tea Party is less popular than ever, with even many Republicans now viewing the movement negatively. Overall, nearly half of the public (49%) has an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party, while 30% have a favorable opinion. The balance of opinion toward the Tea…
Most of you have heard of Godwin's law: Godwin's law -- the premise by Mike Godwin that the probability of a comparison to Nazis or Hitler approaches, as an online discussion grows longer. No matter what the topic. Well, there oughta be a name for…
Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Congress raced to pass the measure by day’s end. The Dow Jones industrial average soared on the news that the threat of default was…
Idaho GOP Rep. Raul Labrador appears to have abandoned his hopes for immigration reform this year. Labrador, an immigration lawyer whose first language was Spanish, entered 2013 saying he hoped to be part of a bipartisan approach to immigration reform and that the prospect of…
Eighty years ago, October 17, 1933, Idaho approved ratification of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ultimately repealing the 18th Amendment and ending Prohibition. Today, the state’s wine and spirits industry supports a multi-million dollar economy, employs thousands of workers, and provides millions of…
A fan tries to get a ball as St. Louis Cardinals players take the field for batting practice before Game 3 of the National League baseball championship series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, on Monday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Question: Have you…
On Coeur d'Alene Press Online site, former Coeur d'Alene school trustee Brent Regan weighs in on hubbub involving Mary Souza returning $1000 doughnation from Ocean of Life Foundation: "People are afraid to stand up against the entrenched power elite. This article, my personal experience and…
It's time that the public weigh in on what we believe the purpose and vision of URDs are in the city of Coeur d'Alene. Urban Renewal Districts are a great tool for economic development but they should be limited to the expressed purposes laid out…
Some jerk stole $2000 worth of NIC Cardinal bats from Memorial Field recently. Dylan Wohlenhaus of KHQ reports below: Spokane, North Idaho News
More than 220,000 low-income Idahoans will see less money for food at the end of this month, Boise State Public Radio reports, as stimulus funds added to the national food stamp program in 2009 expire. Come Nov. 1, Idahoans who receive aid from the Supplemental…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
